Latin Billboard Awards + The Red Carpet

I intended to share my trip chronologically but it wouldn’t be nice to make you wait more for the part you really want to hear about – la alfombra roja (red carpet), and the actual Latin Billboard Awards show.

Cuban sandwiches and other randomness, while worthy of sharing with you, are not as exciting as the main event, so here we go. (I’ll tell you about the sandwich más tarde.)

My ticket!

We arrived at the red carpet and first we were seated in the bleachers with the fans. After a little while, we were given the option to move to the press area where it would be possible to actually speak with celebrities who chose to stop, with the caveat that we would have to stand for over 2 hours. I didn’t think twice – I wanted to be with the press.

When I got to the press area my hands started to shake. I caught a glimpse of a white cowboy hat and my heart fluttered, thinking it was Espinoza Paz. One of the blogueras who has a lot more experience with these kinds of events, kindly gave me some advice, reminding me that to gain respect I couldn’t freak out.

Many celebrities stopped to talk, even shaking hands and giving hugs or a kiss on the cheek. One handsome telenovela actor was so close to me that I could smell the cologne on his skin and it wasn’t like he had put too much on or anything, (can’t remember which actor it was pero qué rico se huele!) I chatted up the cast of the new mun2 show, RPM Miami for a minute or two – but you know my heart was set on finding Espinoza Paz and Pitbull.

Pitbull did walk by, but didn’t stop to chat.

Ay Pitbull! So close, and yet so far away!

And it was cool to meet El Trono de Mexico.

El Trono de Mexico

El Trono de Mexico - botas picudas

I told one of the guys from El Trono, “Me gustan tus botas picudas!” and he smiled.

Espinoza Paz never did pass by the press area – I’m not even sure he walked the red carpet. I felt a little heartbroken. I tried to spot him in the audience but wasn’t sure. At one point, I saw someone in a black cowboy hat come in late. I wonder if it was him?

I spotted Pitbull in his seat.

Pitbull seated at the Latin Billboard Awards 2011 (white jacket)

The stage set-up was super awesome. There were three stages and the one in the middle extended further into the audience. The stage had areas cut out that looked like little pools, where some very lucky fans got to stand. Stages left and right were cube shaped with walls that moved up and down. I loved the colorful lights and the feeling of the bass.

The last performance of the evening – Pitbull. I don’t understand how he didn’t win anything. He brought the house down, (the shaky video is evidence of this. I was dancing.)

The last award of the night, “Artist of the Year” – went to Enrique Iglesias. To thank his fans he ran out into the audience. He ran by my section, maybe 20 feet away but I didn’t try to touch his hand. A lot of people were out of their seats and trying to do just that. I like Enrique but not enough to risk falling down stairs or getting crushed. Had it been Espinoza, that’s another story.

Disclosure: I went to the Latin Billboard Awards in Miami at the invitation of Telemundo. All opinions are my own.

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37 thoughts on “Latin Billboard Awards + The Red Carpet”

Aaaaayyy Traaaayyyysiiiii!!!! QUE BARBARA!!! You rocked that red carpet mamacita!!!! Guapa, guapísima!
¿Qué dijo Carlos cuando te vio? ;D
It´s so great that you got to enjoy this event, you truly are a Latina at heart and soul. Felicidades!
Too bad you didn´t get to see your Espinosito Paz, but hey, maybe next year? Can´t wait to keep reading more about your trip (and that sandwich sounds rico!). Un abrazote amiga!

Ok, So I guess Pitbull had to go last, as everybody elses performances would have been dull in comparison, right? It had me dancing in my seat in my jammies, loved it. And yes, you looked great, where was a pic of the happy couple? I want the scoop of how the trip was REALLY! Hahaha! ‘Cause I KNOW it wasn’t all dancing in your chairs. Feel free to email a sista! Anyway, looked awesome, still super jealous, can’t wait to hear how the boys faired while Abuelita was in charge. :)

The first day Carlos and I had a fantastic time together. After that, my schedule was very busy – so Carlos was neglected a lot, left at the hotel and not very good at entertaining himself he felt lonely, celoso wondering what I’m up to — I’m sure you can imagine!

The day I had planned to take photos of us as a couple, we were arguing and the last day I didn’t get back to the hotel until after midnight. (We both had very early flights the next morning.) — So, we went to Miami and came back without a single photo of us together. Qué lastima, no?

I have some photos of myself and of Carlos – but not together. (And he didn’t go to the Awards show – I only had one ticket.) — I will be sharing more about the trip this week so stay tuned.

I give you photos of beautiful celebrities pero quieres más de ME?? … jajaja… I’m doing a review of the dress for CurvesAndChaos.com, so I’ll let you know when it’s published. There will be a couple more photos there… I’ll also be posting some photos (not in the dress though), of me the other days we were in Miami with Telemundo!

Tracy! Thank you for sharing all the chisme from the red carpet and the awards… and of course for the personal picture you posted on my wall. At first, como te dije, I was a little jealous of your good fortune, pero siempre fue en broma. I don’t think I could have done as great a job as you have in reporting how the awards and everything else went :-) Que lastima que no conociste a tu Espinoza… pero yo creo que estoy de acuerdo contigo que el del sombrero era el, lol!!

Sorry you didn’t get to meet Espinoza, but you looked fantastica! Wow! Love the dress. It sounds (and looks) like it was so much fun. Thanks for sharing your experience with us!
Hopefully you and Carlos had a great trip together. :-)

You look beautiful, Tracy! I won’t get tired of saying it, I’m soooo happy you were invited to do this!!! Can’t think of anybody else more deserving and who would appreciate it the way you obviously did!!

Tracy,
You looked absolutely gorgeous woman! What a wonderful experience. I would LOVE to experience this once in my life! How exciting! Loved the videos too. This looks like an awesome trip!
So excited for you!